Axisymmetric deformation of poroelastic shells of revolution

A linear theory is developed for axisymmetric deformation of thin poroelastic shells of revolution. With fluid solid coupling included through Biot's consolidation theory, results are presented for cylindrical shells with an oscillating internal pressure and various surface boundary conditions on the fluid. First, the effects of fluid flow and shell inertia on the stretching behavior are studied through a separation of variables solution. Then, the bending behavior near a clamped edge is examined through an asymptotic solution of a matrix form of the governing equations. The results show that the asymptotic solution is accurate in the low frequency range, when the loading time is large compared to the consolidation time. In addition, for the examples studied, the fluid flow influences the membrane more than the bending behavior, but damping due to flow resistance is limited near resonance.     

On second order asymptotic solutions of axial symmetrical problems ofr>0 thin uniform circular toroidal shells with a large parametera 2/R0h

According to the classical shell theory based on the Love-Kirchhoff assumptions, the basic differential equations for the axial symmetrical problems of r>0 thin uniform circular toroidal shells in bending are derived, and the second order asymptotic solutions are given for r>0 thin uniform circular toroidal shells with a large parameter a²/R₀h. In the resent paper, the second order asymptotic solutions of the edge problems far from the apex of toroidal shells are given, too. Their errors are within the margins allowed in the classical theory based on the Love-Kirchhoff assumptions.     

To the problem of stability of a cylindrical shell under axial compression

The classical problem of stability of a thin elastic cylindrical shell loaded by axial compressions forces is considered. The axially symmetric and non-axisymmetric buckling modes of isotropic and orthotropic shells are studied. In contrast to the traditional approach, the well-known expressions for the critical load are obtained by analyzing the equations for the shell behavior and are independent of the boundary conditions.     

Nonlinear vibrations of cylindrical shells filled with a fluid and subjected to longitudinal and transverse periodic excitation

The paper proposes an approach to studying the nonlinear vibrations of thin cylindrical shells filled with a fluid and subjected to a combined transverse–longitudinal load. Methods of nonlinear mechanics are used to find and analyze periodic solutions of the system of equations that describes the dynamic behavior of the shell when the natural frequencies of the shell and the frequencies of both periodic forces are in resonance relations.     

数学规划加权残值法分析薄板与薄壳的几何非线性问题

使用数学规划加权残值涯分析了薄板大挠度及薄壳的非线性稳定问题。在两者应变协调方程严格满足的情况下,论证并利用平衡方程的单调性,建立数学规划问题,首先得到无布载荷四边简支方板中心挠度的最小上界及最大下界,经典Ｌｅｖｙ解位基其间。     

Stability of cylindrical shells with initial imperfections under the action of external pressure

We use the equations of nonlinear theory of shallow shells to solve the problem of stability of thin elastic isotropic cylindrical shells, with small initial shape imperfections, that are under the action of external uniform pressure. The problem solution is constructed by the Rayleigh-Ritz method with the approximation of the shell midsurface displacement by double functional sums in trigonometric and beam functions. The system of nonlinear algebraic equations is solved by using the methods of continuation with respect to a close-to-best parameter. For the initial imperfections of the shells, we use their normalized deflections from the limit points of overcritical branches of the loading trajectories. We consider various cases of the shell fixation and support under loading by lateral and hydrostatic uniform pressure. We also construct the range of values of the critical pressure, which, with the maximal deviation of the shell shape from the cylindrical shape up to 30%, covers practically all known experimental data.     

Postbuckling analysis of axially-loaded laminated cylindrical shells with piezoelectric actuators

A compressive postbuckling analysis is presented for a laminated cylindrical shell with piezoelectric actuators subjected to the combined action of mechanical, electric and thermal loads. The temperature field considered is assumed to be a uniform distribution over the shell surface and through the shell thickness, and the electric field is assumed to be the transverse component E_Z only. The material properties are assumed to be independent of the temperature and the electric field. The governing equations are based on the classical shell theory with von Kármán–Donnell-type kinematic nonlinearity. The nonlinear prebuckling deformations and initial geometric imperfections of the shell are both taken into account. A boundary layer theory of shell buckling, which includes the effects of nonlinear prebuckling deformations, large deflections in the postbuckling range, and initial geometric imperfections of the shell, is extended to the case of hybrid laminated cylindrical shells. A singular perturbation technique is employed to determine the buckling loads and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The numerical illustrations concern the compressive postbuckling behavior of perfect and imperfect, cross-ply laminated cylindrical thin shells with fully covered or embedded piezoelectric actuators under different sets of thermal and electric loading conditions. The effects played by temperature rise, applied voltage, shell geometric parameter, stacking sequence, as well as initial geometric imperfections are studied.     

Geometrically nonlinear bending of thin-walled shells and plates under creep-damage conditions

Summary A phenomenological constitutive model for characterization of creep and damage processes in metals is applied to the simulation of mechanical behaviour of thin-walled shells and plates. Basic equations of the shell theory are formulated with geometrical nonlinearities at finite time-dependent deflections of shells and plates in moderate bending. Numerical solutions of initial/boundary-value problems have been obtained for rectangular thin plates (two-dimensional case) and axisymmetrically loaded shells of revolution (one-dimensional case). Based on the numerical examples for the two problems, the influence of geometrical nonlinearities on the creep deformation and damage evolution in shells and plates is discussed. Accepted for publication 30 October 1996     

Vibrations of a Semiinfinite,Orthotropic, Cylindrical Shell of Open Profile

Natural vibrations localized at the free edge of a semiinfinite, elastic, orthotropic, circular cylindrical shell of open profile are studied. The cylinder is hinged along the bounding generatrices. Dispersion equations are derived from the classical equations describing the dynamic equilibrium for orthotropic cylindrical shells. It is established that these dispersion equations and the dispersion equations for a semiinfinite orthotropic plate strip are in an asymptotic relationship. A procedure for analysis of the possible types of vibrations at the free edge of the cylinder is described. Approximate values of the dimensionless natural frequency and damping factor are determined for shells of different radii     

任意变厚度的旋转扁薄壳非线性稳定的幂函数解法

以幂函数为试函数,两次使用配点法成功地分离了耦合的大挠度方程,从而导出变厚度旋转扁壳非线性稳定的计算式。支座可以是弹性的。本文给出了均布或多项式分布荷载作用下,线性或多项式型变厚度的圆锥壳、球壳、余弦壳或四次多项式型旋转壳的上、下临界荷载。均布荷载作用下指数型变厚度球壳的上临界荷载同其他方法的结果作了比较。用配点法编写的程序具有收敛范围大、精度高、通用性强和计算时间少的优点。     

A numerical calculation of dynamic buckling of a thin shallow spherical shell under impact

Assuming the deformation of the shell has an axial symmetrical form, we transform Marguerre's equations into difference equations, and use these equations to discuss the buckling of an elastic thin shallow spherical shell subjected to impact loads. The result shows when impact load acts on the shells, a jump of the shell takes place dependent on the values λ and the critical buckling load increases with the enlargement of the loading area.     

Non-linear dynamic analysis of symmetric and antisymmetric cross-ply laminated orthotropic thin shells

In this paper, the governing equations for non-linear free vibration of truncated, thin, laminated, orthotropic conical shells using the theory of large deformations with the Karman-Donnell-type of kinematic nonlinearity are derived. Applying superposition principle and Galerkin’s method, these equations are reduced to a time dependent non-linear differential equation. The frequency-amplitude relationship for the laminated orthotropic thin truncated conical shell is obtained using the method of weighted residuals. In the particular case, we can obtain the similar relationships for the single-layer and laminated orthotropic cylindrical shells, also. The influence played by geometrical parameters of the conical shell and physical parameters of the laminate (i.e. material properties, staking sequences and number of layers) on the non-linear vibration behavior of the conical shell is examined. It is noticed that the non-linear vibration of shells is highly dependent on laminate characteristics and, from these observations, it is concluded that specific configurations of laminates should be designed for each kind of application. Present results are compared with available data for special cases.     

板锥网壳结构的连续化分析

板锥网壳结构是一种受力性能合理，技术经济效益良好的新型空间结构形式。本文将板锥网壳结构连续化为能共同作用的特殊形式的三层薄壳，按薄壳理论建立其位移法和混合法的基本微分方程。通过对微分方程的求解，计算其整体位移及结构内力。该法具有一定的精度，可宏观地了解结构的力学性能，并可用于板锥网壳结构的初步设计。     

Static and dynamic buckling modes of a cylindrical shell under external pressure

We consider the problem of static and dynamic buckling modes of thin shells under external hydrostatic pressure. If the statement of the problem uses the linearized equations of motion obtained in the moderately large bending theory of shells according to the classical or refined model, then part of terms related to the external load in these equations are assumed to be conservative, and the other terms are assumed to be nonconservative. In this connection, we study four statements of the elastic stability problem for a cylindrical shell with hinged faces. The first of them is the statement of the static boundary value problem in the sense of Euler, where the action of external pressure is assumed to be conservative. The second statement is used to study small vibrations near the static equilibrium by a dynamic method for the same conservative load. The third and fourth statements of the problem correspond to the action of a nonconservative load and are similar to the first and second statements, respectively. They use the linearized equations of equilibrium and motion constructed earlier in a consistent version on the basis of a Timoshenko type model and allowing one to reveal all classical and nonclassical shell buckling modes.     

载流圆锥薄壳的磁弹性应力与变形分析

在建立旋转壳体的非线性磁弹性运动方程的基础上,研究了电磁场和机械载荷联合作用下载流圆锥薄壳的磁弹性效应．通过算例,得到了载流圆锥薄壳的位移及应力与通电电流强度之间的关系．解决了圆锥薄壳顶点处的奇异性问题,给出了轴对称条件下的数值解．计算结果表明：改变通电电流强度,可以改变载流圆锥薄壳的应力与变形状态,达到控制圆锥薄壳的受力与变形的目的．     

S型功能梯度扁球壳非线性屈曲的渐近分析

本文利用渐近迭代法获得了边界弹性支撑的功能梯度扁球壳的非线性屈曲问题的理论解．假设材料组分体积分数沿壳体厚度方向呈sigmoid幂函数变化,边界上考虑一般的弹性支撑约束．基于经典的薄壳理论和几何非线性关系,导出了S型功能梯度扁球壳的非线性屈曲问题的控制方程．采用渐近迭代法通过两次迭代得到了无量纲挠度和均布荷载之间的非线性特征关系．通过与已有有限元方法和其他数值方法的结果对比,验证了本文解的有效性和高精度．同时,通过计算阐述了缺陷因子、材料参数、边界约束系数及特征几何参数对壳体临界屈曲荷载的影响．     

Dynamical Behavior of Viscoelastic Cylindrical Shells Under Axial Pressures

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Postbuckling analysis and imperfection sensitivity of general shells by the finite element method

Buckling and imperfection sensitivity are the primary considerations in analysis and design of thin shell structures. The objective here is to develop accurate and efficient capabilities to predict the postbuckling behavior of shells, including imperfection sensitivity. The approach used is based on the Lyapunov–Schmidt–Koiter (LSK) decomposition and asymptotic expansion in conjunction with the finite element method. This LSK formulation for shells is derived and implemented in a finite element code. The method is applied to cylindrical and spherical shells. Cases of linear and nonlinear prebuckling behavior, coincident as well as non-coincident buckling modes, and modal interactions are studied. The results from the asymptotic analysis are compared to exact solutions obtained by numerically tracking the bifurcated equilibrium branches. The accuracy of the LSK asymptotic technique, its range of validity, and its limitations are illustrated.     

Stability of compressed cylindrical shells with localized asymmetric deflections

The paper proposes a new approach to the problem of stability of imperfect shells, which is used to assess their quality. Numerical results for ribbed shells with initial deflections of two types are presented. Comparing them allows assessing the quality of shells. The approach is used to determine the minimum critical load of a smooth shell, which was experimentally examined before     

A general nonlinear theory of elastic shells

This paper presents a general nonlinear theory of elastic shells for large deflections and finite strains in reference to a certain natural state. By expanding the displacement components into power series in the coordinate θ³ normal to the undeformed middle surface of shells, the expansions of the Cauchy-Green strain tensors are expressed in terms of these expanded displacement components. Through the modified Hellinger-Reissner variational principle for a three-dimensional elastic continuum, a set of the fundamental shell equations is derived in terms of the expanded Cauchy-Green strain tensors and Kirchhoff stress resultants. The Love-Kirchhoff hypothesis is not assumed and higher order stretching and bending are taken into consideration. For elastic shells of isotropic materials, assuming the strain-energy to be an analytic function of the strain measures, general nonlinear constitutive equations are then derived. Thus, a complete and consistent two-dimensional shell theory incorporating the geometrical and physical nonlinearities is established. The classical theories of shells are directly derivable from the present results by proper truncations of the series.